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It is not clearly connected to other periods of history up through classical and medieval history. It is also not clearly connected with modern history through the 19th century. Links to the 20th century through the late 20th century are also not strong. This is somewhat connected to the early 2000s and is part of the late 2000s. It is somewhat connected to the future.	Links to other sites: Wikipedia- December 2006
This includes connections to sociology, including social structure and change and communities. Peoples of the world including particular nations are especially important. These include Indonesia and Brazil Dec 20. In Somalia, Islamic Courts Union fighters began attacking the government-held town of Baidoa Dec 24. Ethiopia admitted that its troops had intervened in Somalia. Dec 26. An oil pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria, killing some 200 people. Dec 29. Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Government forces occupied Mogadishu. There are important connections to Asiatic peoples including India. Dec 1. The 15th Asian games began in Qatar. Dec 2. Typhoon Duriak killed at least 388 people in the Philippines. Dec 5. Military in Fiji siezed power in a coup d'etat led by Commodore Josaia Vorege "Frank" Bainimarama Dec 11. A Holocaust Conference was opened in Tehran Iran, by Mahmoud Ahmadnejad Dec 15. Clashes among Palestinians followed an assassination attempt on the Palestinan prime minister. Dec 15. Jigme Singh Wangchuck, king of Bhutan, abdicated in favor of his son Jigme Khesar Mangyal a year earlier than expected Dec 15. The 15th Asian games closed. Dec 19. A Libyan court sentenced a Palestinian doctor and 5 Bulgarian nurses on charges of infecting hundreds of Libyan childran with HIV. Dec 26. Saddam Hussein's appeal of his death penalty sentence was rejected. Dec 30. Saddam Hussein was executed. Dec 30. The M/V Senopati Nusantara sank in Indonesia with several hundred casualties. Dec 31. At least eleven bombs went off in Bankok, Thailand before the new year. Dec 31. The US. Death toll in Iraq reached 3000. Central Asian peoples including a few peoples of China have a few events. Dec 21. Saparmurat Niyazov, dictator of Turkmenistan, died. Oriental peoples including most peoples of China are significant. Dec 13. The Chinese river dolphin or baiji became extinct. Western civilization including the United States has numerous important events. Dec 1. Felipe Calderon was sworn in as President of Mexico. Dec 2. US Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian sold the last of his stock in General Motors. Dec 2. About 2 Million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrated in Rome against Romano Prodi's government. Dec 3. Hugo Chavez was reelected as President of Venezuela Dec 3. Stephanie Dion was elected leader of Canada's Liberal party. Dec 3. Ed Stelmach was elected leader of Progressive Conservative party of Alberta, Canada. Dec 3. Germany's tallest chimney at the former Westerhold Power Station was explosively demolished. Dec 9. A fire at a hotel in Moscow killed 45 people. Dec 10. STS-116 Space Shuttle Discovery launched on mission to ISS. Christer Fuglesang became first Swede in space since 2003 Dec. 10. Nobel Prize ceremonies took place in Oslo and Copenhagen. Dec 13. US Senator Tim Johnson suffered a brain hemorrage during a radio talk show, prompting speculation about his possible replacement and a change in political control of the US Senate. Dec 15. Lockeed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flew for the first time. Dec 18. Robert Gates was sworn in as US Secretary of Defense. Dec 21. Australian Cricketer Shane Warne announced his retirement from the sport. Dec 22. The space Shuttle Discovery returned to earth after a flight to the International Space Station. Dec 26. Former US President Gerald R. Ford died at age 93. African peoples, and American Indian peoples, including peoples found in the United States will be useful. Institutions such as families will be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be examined. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems will be needed. Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular governments are useful. Religion including religious belief, practice, organization, and particular religions such as pagan religion, Asiatic religion, Abrahamic religion, and secularism will also be connected. It is also connected to culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can also be examined. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology may possibly be useful.

It is not clearly connected to other periods of history up through classical and medieval history. It is also not clearly connected with modern history through the 19th century. Links to the 20th century through the late 20th century are also not strong. This is somewhat connected to the early 2000s and is part of the late 2000s. It is somewhat connected to the future.

Links to other sites:

Wikipedia- December 2006

This includes connections to sociology, including social structure and change and communities. Peoples of the world including particular nations are especially important. These include Indonesia and Brazil

Dec 20. In Somalia, Islamic Courts Union fighters began attacking the government-held town of Baidoa

Dec 24. Ethiopia admitted that its troops had intervened in Somalia.

Dec 26. An oil pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria, killing some 200 people.

Dec 29. Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Government forces occupied Mogadishu.

There are important connections to Asiatic peoples including India.

Dec 1. The 15th Asian games began in Qatar.

Dec 2. Typhoon Duriak killed at least 388 people in the Philippines.

Dec 5. Military in Fiji siezed power in a coup d'etat led by Commodore Josaia Vorege "Frank" Bainimarama

Dec 11. A Holocaust Conference was opened in Tehran Iran, by Mahmoud Ahmadnejad

Dec 15. Clashes among Palestinians followed an assassination attempt on the Palestinan prime minister.

Dec 15. Jigme Singh Wangchuck, king of Bhutan, abdicated in favor of his son Jigme Khesar Mangyal a year earlier than expected

Dec 15. The 15th Asian games closed.

Dec 19. A Libyan court sentenced a Palestinian doctor and 5 Bulgarian nurses on charges of infecting hundreds of Libyan childran with HIV.

Dec 26. Saddam Hussein's appeal of his death penalty sentence was rejected.

Dec 30. Saddam Hussein was executed.

Dec 30. The M/V Senopati Nusantara sank in Indonesia with several hundred casualties.

Dec 31. At least eleven bombs went off in Bankok, Thailand before the new year.

Dec 31. The US. Death toll in Iraq reached 3000.

Central Asian peoples including a few peoples of China have a few events.

Dec 21. Saparmurat Niyazov, dictator of Turkmenistan, died.

Oriental peoples including most peoples of China are significant.

Dec 13. The Chinese river dolphin or baiji became extinct.

Western civilization including the United States has numerous important events.

Dec 1. Felipe Calderon was sworn in as President of Mexico.

Dec 2. US Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian sold the last of his stock in General Motors.

Dec 2. About 2 Million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrated in Rome against Romano Prodi's government.

Dec 3. Hugo Chavez was reelected as President of Venezuela

Dec 3. Stephanie Dion was elected leader of Canada's Liberal party.

Dec 3. Ed Stelmach was elected leader of Progressive Conservative party of Alberta, Canada.

Dec 3. Germany's tallest chimney at the former Westerhold Power Station was explosively demolished.

Dec 9. A fire at a hotel in Moscow killed 45 people.

Dec 10. STS-116 Space Shuttle Discovery launched on mission to ISS. Christer Fuglesang became first Swede in space since 2003

Dec. 10. Nobel Prize ceremonies took place in Oslo and Copenhagen.

Dec 13. US Senator Tim Johnson suffered a brain hemorrage during a radio talk show, prompting speculation about his possible replacement and a change in political control of the US Senate.

Dec 15. Lockeed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flew for the first time.

Dec 18. Robert Gates was sworn in as US Secretary of Defense.

Dec 21. Australian Cricketer Shane Warne announced his retirement from the sport.

Dec 22. The space Shuttle Discovery returned to earth after a flight to the International Space Station.

Dec 26. Former US President Gerald R. Ford died at age 93.

African peoples, and American Indian peoples, including peoples found in the United States will be useful.

Institutions such as families will be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be examined. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems will be needed. Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular governments are useful. Religion including religious belief, practice, organization, and particular religions such as pagan religion, Asiatic religion, Abrahamic religion, and secularism will also be connected.

It is also connected to culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture.

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can also be examined.

Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology may possibly be useful.